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The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls
Marcel Aymé
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By Rama Ayalon
Marcel Aymé's fantastic short story, "The Man Who Could Walk through Walls," was published in France as part of a short story collection bearing the story's name in 1943, in the midst of the German occupation. The story about "a fine fellow named Dutilleul who had the remarkable gift of being able to pass through walls with perfect ease," has captivated the imagination of many artists, including actor and sculpture Jean Marais, who sculpted the statue of Dutilleul passing through the walls, stuck inside a slab of stones in Place Marcel Aymé in Montmartre, the neighborhood in which the author lived; other artists had adapted the story to film and television. One day, Dutilleul, a dreary, forty-three-year-old registry clerk, finds out that he can walk through walls. This discovery allows him to defy the harsh decrees of the new associate office director, who threatens to make his job unbearable with far-reaching reforms in the office practices. What begins with a proud tongue lashing by Dutilleul the clerk develops into a fierce urge to rebel, sparking the desire to celebrate his petty life and stretch its boundaries. "The Man Who Could Walk through Walls" is read with great laughter that slowly binds with terror, as lurking beneath the story's innocent humor and silliness is the price of this desire.
Translated by: Karen Reshkin
In Montmartre, on the fourth floor of number 75b Rue Orchampt, there once lived a fine fellow named Dutilleul who had the remarkable gift of being able to pass through walls with perfect ease. He wore a pince-nez and a small black goatee and he worked as a level-three clerk in the Registration Ministry. In winter he would take the bus to work, and come summer he would walk, wearing his bowler hat. Dutilleul discovered his power shortly after he turned forty-two. One evening, the electricity went out briefly while he was standing in the entrance hall of his small bachelor apartment. He groped around for a moment in the dark, and when the power came back on, he found himself standing on his fourth floor landing. Since the door to his apartment was locked from the inside, this gave him pause for thought. Despite the objections of his common sense, he decided to return home in the same way he left—by passing through the wall. This strange ability seemed to have no bearing on any of his aspirations, and he could not help feeling rather vexed about it. The following day was Saturday, and since he worked a five-day week, he sought out the local doctor and presented his case to him. The doctor satisfied himself that Dutilleul was telling the truth, and upon examining him he discovered that the problem was caused by a helicoidal hardening of the strangular membrane of the thyroid gland. He prescribed intensive overwork and told him to take two doses a year of tetravalent pirette powder containing a mixture of rice flour and centaur hormone. Dutilleul took one dose, then put the medicine in the back of a drawer and forgot about it. As for intensive overwork, his activity as a civil servant followed fixed practices which did not lend themselves to any excess. He spent his free time reading the newspaper and on his stamp collection; these activities did not require him to expend an unreasonable amount of energy either. After a year then, he still retained the ability to pass through walls, but he never used it intentionally; he had little interest in adventures and he stubbornly resisted the impulses of his imagination. The idea never even occurred to him to enter his apartment any other way than by the door, and that after having duly opened it using the lock. He might have lived out his life in his peaceable habits and never been tempted to put his gifts to the test if an extraordinary event had not suddenly disrupted his existence. Monsieur Mouron, the associate office director, left to take another position and was replaced by one Monsieur Lécuyer, who spoke in short, clipped sentences and wore a toothbrush mustache. From the very first day, the new associate office director was highly displeased to see that Dutilleul wore a pince-nez on a chain and a black goatee, and he made a great show of treating him as an obsolete nuisance or a slightly grubby antique. Far more serious however, was his plan to introduce far-reaching reforms in the office; they seemed specially designed to disturb the peace of his subordinate. For twenty years, Dutilleul had begun all his letters with the following phrase: "In reference to your esteemed correspondence of the 12th of the present month, and furthermore in reference to our previous exchange of letters, I have the honor of writing to inform you that…" Monsieur Lécuyer replaced this with a turn of phrase that had a more American ring to it: "In response to your letter of the 12th, I inform you that…" Dutilleul could not adapt to these epistolary fashions. He couldn't help himself; he reverted to the traditional formula with a mechanical obstinacy that earned him the growing enmity of the associate director. He began to find the atmosphere at the Ministry of Registration oppressive. He felt apprehensive on his way to work in the morning, and at night in his bed he often lay awake turning things over in his mind for a full fifteen minutes before he could fall asleep. Monsieur Lécuyer was disgusted by this willful backwardness which was threatening the success of his reforms, so he had Dutilleul's desk moved to a small dim closet next to his office. It was only accessible by a low narrow door which opened onto the corridor and still bore the inscription "RUBBISH" in capital letters. Dutilleul accepted this unprecedented humiliation with resignation, but at home, whenever he would read in the newspaper about some gory incident, he found himself daydreaming, imagining Monsieur Lécuyer as the victim. One day, the associate director burst into his closet brandishing a letter and bellowing, "Rewrite this stinking letter! You will rewrite this appalling piece of drivel which is dishonoring my department!" Dutilleul tried to protest, but Monsieur Lécuyer, in a thunderous voice, called him a hidebound cockroach and as he left, he took the letter he had in his hand, crumpled it up into a ball, and threw it in his face. Dutilleul was modest but proud. He sat alone in his closet, steaming, when suddenly he had an inspiration. He rose from his chair and entered the wall which separated his office from that of the associate director. He was careful to move only partway through the wall, so that just his head emerged on the other side. Monsieur Lécuyer was seated at his work table, his ever-twitching pen shifting a comma in the text an employee had submitted to him for approval. Hearing a quiet cough in his office, he looked up, and discovered to his unspeakable alarm the head (just the head) of Dutilleul stuck to the wall like a hunting trophy. What's more, the head was alive. It looked over its pince-nez glasses at him with deepest hatred. And then it began to speak: "Monsieur," it said, "you are a hoodlum, a boor, and a spoiled brat." Gaping with horror, Monsieur Lécuyer couldn't take his eyes off this apparition. At last, tearing himself out of his chair, he leapt into the corridor and raced to the closet. Dutilleul sat in his usual place, pen in hand, looking perfectly peaceful and industrious. The associate director stared at him for a long moment, mumbled a few words, and went back to his office. No sooner had he sat down then the head reappeared on the wall. "Monsieur, you are a hoodlum, a boor, and a spoiled brat." In the course of a single day, the dreaded head reappeared on the wall twenty-three times, and it kept up the same pace over the following days. Dutilleul became rather good at this game, and he no longer contented himself with shouting abuse at the associate director. He uttered veiled threats; for example, he would cackle demoniacally and wail in a sepulchral voice: "The Lone Wolf's on the prowl! Beware! (laughter) No one's safe—he's everywhere! (laughter)" Whenever he heard this, the poor associate director grew a little paler and made a choking noise; his hair stood straight up on his head and the cold sweat of terror trickled down his back. He lost a pound that first day. As the week wore on, you could practically see him melting away. He took to eating his soup with a fork and greeting policemen with a smart military salute. At the beginning of the second week, an ambulance came to his residence and took him away to a sanitarium. Now that Dutilleul was free of Monsieur Lécuyer's tyranny, he could return to his cherished phrases: "In reference to your esteemed correspondence of the 27th of the present month…" And yet, he was unsatisfied somehow. There was an unmet demand inside him, a new, urgent need, which was none other than the need to walk through walls. He could certainly indulge this need easily, at home for example, and he didn't waste the opportunity. But a man possessed of brilliant gifts cannot satisfy himself for long by exercising them on a mediocre subject. Walking through walls cannot really serve as an end in itself. Rather, it is the first step in an adventure, which calls for continuation, development, and, in short, a payoff. Dutilleul understood this fully. He felt within him a need for expansion, a growing desire to fulfill and surpass himself, and a certain bittersweet pull which was something like the call of the other side of the wall. Unfortunately, what he lacked was a goal. He sought inspiration by reading the newspaper. He paid special attention to the sports and politics sections, as these seemed to be honorable activities, but in the end, he realized that they really didn't offer any opportunities for people who could walk through walls. That's when he settled on the police blotter, which turned out to be most suggestive. Dutilleul's first burglary took place in an important financial institution on the Right Bank. He passed through a dozen walls and partitions and let himself into various vaults, where he filled his pockets with banknotes. As he left, he signed his work in red chalk, using the alias "The Lone Wolf", underlined with a distinctive flourish which made it onto the front page of all the newspapers the following morning. Within a week, the name The Lone Wolf had gained extraordinary celebrity. Public sympathy was unreservedly behind this prestigious burglar who so thoroughly flouted the police. Every night he distinguished himself with some new exploit; sometimes his target was a bank, other times a jewelry store or some wealthy individual. From Paris to the provinces, there wasn't a woman who, in her daydreams, didn't nourish a fervent desire to belong to the fearsome Lone Wolf, body and soul. After the theft of the famous Burdigala Diamond and the break in at the Crédit Municipal the same week, this enthusiasm reached a fever pitch. The Interior Minister was forced to resign, and he brought the Minister of Registration down with him. Nonetheless, Dutilleul, now one of the richest men in Paris, remained perfectly punctual at work; there was talk of awarding him the national medal for service to education. Every morning at the Ministry of Registration, he took great pleasure listening to his colleagues discuss his exploits of the night before. "That Lone Wolf," they would say, "a great man, Superman, a genius!" Dutilleul blushed with embarrassment to hear such praise, and he beamed with friendship and gratitude from behind his pince-nez on its chain. One day this sympathetic atmosphere boosted his confidence so much that he thought he would not be able to keep his secret any longer. As his colleagues stood together around a newspaper reading about the burglary at the Bank of France, he studied them shyly, then announced in a modest voice, "As it so happens, I'm the Lone Wolf." Dutilleul's confession was greeted with loud and long laughter, and it earned him the derisive nickname "The Lone Wolf". At night when it was time to leave work, he was the butt of endless jokes from his colleagues, and life lost some of its luster for him. A few days later, the Lone Wolf got picked up by the night patrol in a jewelry shop on Rue de la Paix. He had affixed his signature to the sales counter and was singing a drinking song while smashing various display windows using a solid gold antique goblet. It would have been easy for him to slip into a wall and escape the night patrol, but in all likelihood he wanted to be arrested, probably with the sole intent of getting even with his colleagues; their disbelief was mortifying. Indeed, his colleagues were most surprised the next day when the newspapers published Dutilleul's photograph on the front page. They bitterly regretted underestimating their brilliant comrade and they all saluted him by growing little goatees. A few of them were so carried away with remorse and admiration that they tried to get their hands on the wallets or heirloom watches of their friends and acquaintances. Now you may well think that letting himself get picked up by the police to astonish a few colleagues shows a great recklessness unworthy of such an exceptional man. But although this act appears willful, his volition had very little to do with the decision. Dutilleul believed that by giving up his freedom, he was giving in to a prideful desire for revenge. In reality, though, he was simply sliding down the slope of his destiny. When a man is able to walk through walls, one can't really speak of a career until he's tried prison at least once. When Dutilleul was taken inside the La Santé prison, he felt as though fate had smiled upon him. The thickness of the walls was a veritable treat for him. The very first morning after he was imprisoned, the astonished guards discovered that the prisoner had driven a nail into his cell wall, and from it he had hung a gold pocket watch belonging to the prison warden. He could not or would not reveal how this object had come into his possession. The watch was restored to its rightful owner, but the next day it was found again on the Lone Wolf's nightstand, along with the first volume of The Three Musketeers which he had borrowed from the warden's private library. The prison personnel were under great pressure. Moreover, the guards complained of receiving mysterious kicks in the behind which seemed to come from nowhere; it seemed that the walls didn't just have ears anymore, but feet as well. The Lone Wolf had been in jail for one week when the warden found the following letter on his desk upon entering his office in the morning: "Dear Monsieur the Warden, In reference to our exchange of the 17th of the present month, and furthermore in reference to your general instructions of May the 15th preceding, I have the honor of informing you that I have just completed reading the second volume of The Three Musketeers and that I expect to escape tonight between 11:25 and 11:35 p.m. Most respectfully yours, The Lone Wolf." Despite being under close surveillance that night, Dutilleul escaped at 11:30. When the news hit the streets the following morning, it was greeted everywhere with great enthusiasm. Nonetheless, once Dutilleul had carried out a fresh burglary which raised his popularity to new heights, he didn't seem very concerned about hiding, and he roamed freely through Montmartre taking no precautions at all. Three days after his escape he was arrested in Rue Caulaincourt at the Café du Rêve a little before noon, as he was enjoying a glass of white wine and lemon with friends. Dutilleul was taken back to the La Santé Prison and triple locked in a dingy solitary cell; he escaped from it that same evening and spent the night at the warden's apartment, in the guest room. The following morning around nine o'clock, he rang for the maid to bring him his breakfast. The guards were summoned, and they seized him where he sat in bed, putting up no resistance. The warden was outraged; he posted a guard at the door of Dutilleul's cell and placed him on bread and water. Around noon, the prisoner went off to have lunch at a restaurant near the prison, and when he finished his coffee, he phoned the warden. "Hello! Monsieur the Warden, I hate to bother you, but just now when I went out, I neglected to bring along your wallet, and now here I am at the restaurant and I've come up short. Would you be so good as to send someone along to settle the bill?" The warden showed up in person immediately and lost his temper, shouting threats and insults at Dutilleul. Dutilleul's pride was wounded; he escaped the following night, never to return. This time he took a few precautions. He shaved off his black goatee and traded his pince-nez on its chain for a pair of horn rimmed glasses. A billed cap and a checked suit with golf trousers completed his transformation. He settled into a small apartment in Avenue Junot; he had moved some of his furniture there along with his most prized possessions long before his first arrest. He began to grow tired of his newfound fame, and ever since his stay at La Santé Prison, he had become rather blasé about the pleasure of walking through walls. Even the thickest and most imposing walls now seemed to him nothing more than simple folding screens, and he dreamed of plunging into the heart of some massive pyramid. So while he developed his plan for a trip to Egypt, he was leading the most peaceable of lives, dividing his time between his stamp collection, the movies, and long walks through Montmartre. Clean shaven now, and wearing his horn rimmed glasses, his metamorphosis was so complete that he could pass by his best friends without being recognized. Only the painter Gen Paul, who would never fail to notice any sudden change in the countenance of a longtime neighbor, finally unraveled his true identity. One morning he found himself nose to nose with Dutilleul on the corner of the Rue de l'Abreuvoir, and he blurted out in his rough slang: "Hey daddy-o, I dig the new drape and sky piece! You're togged to the bricks! With threads like that you must be stachin' so you don't get tapped by the fuzz." Which means, more or less, "I see that you have adopted an elegant disguise so as to escape the attention of the police detectives." "Ah," murmured Dutilleul, "you've recognized me!" This made him uneasy and he decided to move up his departure for Egypt. On the very same afternoon he fell in love with a blonde beauty whom he met in Rue Lepic twice in the space of fifteen minutes. He immediately forgot about his stamp collection and Egypt and the pyramids. As for the blonde, she looked at him with great interest. Nothing captures the imagination of young women today like a pair of golf pants and horn rimmed glasses. That movie producer look sets them dreaming about cocktail parties and Hollywood nights. Unfortunately, Dutilleul learned from Gen Paul that this beauty was married to a violently jealous man; moreover, he led a rough and tumble existence on the streets of Paris and spent his nights on the town. Every night he would abandon his wife from ten at night to four in the morning, but before he would leave, he always made sure to double lock her in her room and padlock the shutters. During the day he kept a close eye on her; sometimes he would even follow her through the streets of Montmartre. "Hey, I see you're still chasin' that skirt. Take it slow, daddy-o. That chick is fine dinner, but her main on the hitch gets evil if he focuses some cat tryin' to score his barbecue." But Gen Paul's warning only inflamed Dutilleul's passion further. The next day he saw the young woman in Rue Tholozé. He boldly followed her into a dairy, and while she was waiting in line, he told her that he loved her respectfully and that he knew about everything—the cruel husband, the locked door and the shutters—but that he would be in her bedroom that very night. The blonde blushed; the milk bottle trembled in her hand and her eyes grew moist with tenderness. She gave a muffled sigh. "Alas Monsieur, that is impossible." The evening of that glorious day around ten o'clock found Dutilleul standing like a sentry in Rue Norvins, watching an imposing garden wall; he could only see the weather vane and the chimney of the small house which sat behind it. A door in the wall opened, and a man stepped out. He carefully locked the door behind him and walked off towards Avenue Junot. Dutilleul waited until he was out of sight, until he was all the way down at the bend in the street at the foot of the hill, and then he counted to ten. Then he rushed forward and strode like an athlete into the wall, running straight through the obstacles until he penetrated the bedroom of the lovely recluse. She greeted him ecstatically and they made love late into the night. Unfortunately, the next day Dutilleul had a terrible headache. He was certainly not going to let something so trivial make him miss his rendezvous. Nonetheless, since he discovered some tablets scattered at the bottom of a drawer, he took one in the morning and one in the afternoon. By evening his headache was tolerable, and in his intense excitement he forgot about it altogether. The young woman was waiting for him, full of impatience aroused by her memories of the previous night; that night they made love until three o'clock in the morning. When he left, Dutilleul passed through the walls of the house and felt an unusual rubbing sensation against his hips and shoulders. He didn't think it merited much attention, though. In fact, it was only when he entered the garden wall that he felt a definite resistance. He felt as though he were moving through some gel like substance that was still fluid but was growing thicker; it became firmer the more he struggled. Once he was entirely embedded in the thickness of the wall he realized that he was no longer moving forward. Terrified, he remembered the two tablets that he had taken that day. He had thought they were aspirin tablets, but in fact they contained the tetravalent pirette powder that the doctor had prescribed the year before. The effect of the medication combined with intensive exertion produced quite a sudden reaction. Dutilleul was immobilized inside the wall. He is there to this very day, imprisoned in the stone. When people go walking down the Rue Norvins late at night after the bustle of Paris has died down, they hear a muffled voice which seems to come from beyond the grave; they think it's the sound of the wind whistling through the streets of Montmartre. It's Lone Wolf Dutilleul lamenting the end of his glorious career and mourning his all too brief love affair. Sometimes on winter nights the painter Gen Paul takes down his guitar and heads down to the lonely, echoing Rue Norvins to console the poor prisoner with a song. Its notes take flight from his numb fingers and penetrate to the heart of the stone like drops of moonlight.
*Translation Copyright 2006 © Karen Rishkin, All rights reserved.
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Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Deuces Wild (2002)
1950's New York City. A bad and bloody gang war is about to erupt on the dysfunctional streets of Brooklyn. The Deuces at war with the vicious Vipers. Scott Kalvert directs this tale of lust, drugs, mayhem and madness during one hot summer on the streets of New York.
Double Xposure (2012)
When Song Qi stumbles upon her boyfriend's affair with her best friend, her life quickly starts falling apart and she is subsequently drawn into a quicksand of revenge and murder. Though all is not as it seems and Song Qi will have to embark on a twisted journey into her past and the very depths of her own mind
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
Four directors tell tales of Eros fit for a 1970s Decameron. Working-class lovers, Renzo and Luciana, marry but must hide it from her employer; plus, they need a room of their own. A billboard of Anita Ekberg provocatively selling milk gives a prudish crusader for public decency more than he can handle. The wife of a count whose escapades with call girls make the front page of the papers decides to work to prove her independence, but what is she qualified to do? A buxom carnival-booth manager who owes back taxes offers herself for one night in a lottery: a nerdy sacristan and a jealous cowboy make for a lovers' triangle. In each, women take charge, but not always happily
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne (2009)
Australian television film based on alleged events surrounding the death of Caroline Byrne in June 1995. Byrne was found in the early morning of 8 June at the base of a cliff at The Gap, a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.
Days of Heaven (1978)
In 1910, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish fire—Malick captures it all with dreamlike authenticity, creating at once a timeless American idyll and a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.
Vstrecha na Elbe (1949)
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Martin Luther (1953)
The dramatic black and white classic film of Martin Luther's life made in the 1950's. This film was originally released in theaters worldwide and nominated for an Academy Award. A magnificent depiction of Luther and the forces at work in the surrounding society that resulted in his historic reforming efforts. This film traces Luther's life from a guilt-burdened monk to his eventual break with the Roman Church. This film, in spite of its age, continues to be a popular resource to introduce Luther's life.
Commando Squad (1987)
An American narcotics agent takes her squad to Mexico, where she must break up a drug-smuggling gang that has also kidnapped her boyfriend.
Good Dick (2008)
A fidgety, wisecracking video store clerk develops a fixation on a particularly reclusive customer, a frequent visitor to the pornography section of Cinefile, the video store where he works in Los Angeles. After multiple failures to impress her during their brief daily transactions, he finds her street address in the store's database, drives to her apartment building and initiates an unconventional campaign to win her affections.
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (1988)
Spike waves to a young woman driving a red pickup truck through the desert of Needles, California every day; it is the highlight of his day. In this combined animated and live-action special, we meet an aerobics instructor, Jenny, who wants to be a big city jazz dancer. She and Spike drive around looking at the desert scenery and spending some time at a roller rink. However, when Spike is accidentally thrown out of the skating rink he runs off and is pursued by people on a nighttime coyote hunt.
Band Baaja Baaraat (2010)
Shruti (Anushka Sharma) and Bittoo (Ranveer Singh) are two 20-something years olds who have just graduated from Delhi University. Apart from this the two are very different from each other. Shruti, who is from a middle-class household, is very driven, ambitious and focused, while Bittoo is a slacker who is mostly interested in having fun with his friends. A chance meeting leads them to reluctantly start a business venture as Wedding Planners together, with one strict rule: not to mix business with pleasure. Through their business they experience the ups and downs of the lavish world of the glamour and glitz of Delhi weddings, something that will test their friendship over time and eventually make them discover one another. What will be the ending of this sweet story!
Bitter / Sweet (2009)
American businessman Brian Chandler has a perfect life with a great job and beautiful fiancée. When his boss, renegade coffee mogul Calvert Jenkins sends him to Thailand to inspect a crop for purchase, Brian meets Ticha, a beautiful Bangkok executive who has long-since given up on the prospects of finding love.
Collateral (2004)
A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. He must find a way to save both himself and one last victim.
Letters to Juliet (2010)
An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by a the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.
Tod den Hippies!! Es lebe der Punk! (2015)
1980: 19 year old Robert, fed up with Hippy phoniness and bourgeoise narrow mindedness alike, flees the German provinces for West Berlin. A tour de force through the glorious dirt of West Berlin ensues. Full of sex, drugs, love and PUNK.
Commuters (1988)
Occupied by family problems, a 13 year old Vojto takes every responsibility around the house. One day while on a train to school, he sees this girl, Kajka, and falls madly in love with her. Despite his busy life, he decides to win her heart by any means possible.
On a hot summer night in Brooklyn, singles and couples converge in a brownstone apartment to flirt, fight, hook uo and break up. A dreamy comedy-drama about sex, love and freedom, "Home" packs a lot of stories into just two floors.
Degrassi Spring Break Movie (2008)
Teen Drama....
Windstorm 2 (2015)
Summer vacation. Mika is overjoyed to see Ostwind again. But then she discovers strange wounds on the belly of Ostwind, for which no one has an explanation. Yet this is Kaltenbach verge of bankruptcy! With a heavy heart Mika decides to participate in a variety tournament in which beckons a high prize money. But during training affects Ostwind distracted, often he runs away easily. Mika pursued the black stallion until deep into the forest and is quite surprised: From the thicket a seemingly magical gray mare appears and the two horses dance around lovingly. Suddenly, a strange boy named Milan appears, who says the mare had escaped him. He claimed that he could Help Mika to win the tournament. But is there still time to save Kaltenbach?
Winners Take All (1987)
Billy Robinson has become the hottest hot-rodder on the professional motorcycle-racing circuit. But when he returns in triumph to his hometown to bask in all the adulation, he also skids into some pretty rank jealousy from envious motorcycling wanna-bes. And when a local race is organized, Billy must shift gears completely and compete against his best friend, Rick, for the top prize.
Midnight Sun (2018)
Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.
The Pillow Book (1996)
Nagiko (Vivian Wu) is a Japanese model in search of pleasure and new cultural experience from various lovers. The film is a rich and artistic melding of dark modern drama with idealized Chinese and Japanese cultural themes and settings, and centers around body painting.
New York Wildcats (2005)
Chelsea Mundae runs an exotic New York club. Her star body-painted, exotic dancers include Kitty, Rattlesnake and Pleasure the Peacock.
Black Peter (1964)
Reality movie of a few days in the life of a Czechoslovak teenager when he starts work.
Night Owls (2015)
After workaholic Kevin has a drunken one night stand with the beautiful train-wreck Madeline, he's horrified to discover that she's actually his boss' jilted ex-mistress. When she takes a bottle of sleeping pills, Kevin is forced to keep her awake... and over the course of the night the two begin to fall for each other.
Amphetamine (2010)
Openly gay banker Daniel debates whether to return to Australia or stay in Hong Kong when he meets Kafka, a straight swimming instructor. The young men fall in love, believing that their love can bridge anything, despite their difference in sexuality and Kafka's increasing drug use. Daniel does not regret his love for Kafka, who tries to love him back against his nature. But a flashback memory from Kafka's past makes it difficult for their relationship to work.
Bronson (2008)
A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.
Quest for Fire (1981)
A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man's existence. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged terrain, rival tribes and savage beasts, Quest for Fire examines a peaceful tribe's search for that all important element fire, and the knowledge to create it. Focusing on human dream as well as realistic insights into pre-historic man, the constant struggle for survival is vividly recreated in this sensational production.
Focus (2015)
A veteran grifter takes a young, attractive woman under his wing, but things get complicated when they become romantically involved.
Black Emmanuelle 2 (1976)
Emanuelle is now confined to a Manhattan psychiatric clinic with an acute case of extreme amnesia and depraved fantasies. Can her doctor unravel a Freudian nightmare of incestuous hungers, lesbian longings, rampant nymphomania, and inexplicable body painting to solve the shocking mystery of her bizarre sexual trauma?
The Aftermath (2019)
In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well.
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. Bourne realizes, though, that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy, but who does he work for?
A Little Help (2010)
It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.

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During the development of Christian art in the Byzantine Empire (see Byzantine art), a more abstract aesthetic replaced the naturalism previously established in Hellenistic art. This new style was hieratic, meaning its primary purpose was to convey religious meaning rather than accurately render objects and people. Realistic perspective, proportions, light and color were ignored in favor of geometric simplification of forms, reverse perspective and standardized conventions to portray individuals and events. The controversy over the use of graven images, the interpretation of the Second Commandment, and the crisis of Byzantine Iconoclasm led to a standardization of religious imagery within the Eastern Orthodoxy.
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." ... Christian Canvas Art
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. ... Share Your Faith Products
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea; and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained. Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. Share Your Faith Products
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth. Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. ... Christian Canvas Art
Early Christian art survives from dates near the origins of Christianity. The oldest Christian sculptures are from sarcophagi, dating to the beginning of the 2nd century. The largest groups of Early Christian paintings come from the tombs in the Catacombs of Rome, and show the evolution of the depiction of Jesus, a process not complete until the 6th century, since when the conventional appearance of Jesus in art has remained remarkably consistent.
The Orthodox Church of Constantinople, which enjoyed greater stability within the surviving Eastern Empire was key in commissioning imagery there and glorifying Christianity. As a stable Western European society emerged during the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church led the way in terms of art, using its resources to commission paintings and sculptures. Scripture Verse Wall Art
This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. ... Christian Gifts
The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold. He overlaid the main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains. Further, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.read more. Christian Canvas Art
In the West, the Renaissance saw an increase in monumental secular works, but until the Protestant Reformation Christian art continued to be commissioned in great quantities by churches, clergy and by the aristocracy. The Reformation had a huge effect on Christian art, rapidly bringing the production of public Christian art to a virtual halt in Protestant countries, and causing the destruction of most of the art that already existed. Share Your Faith Products
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. ...
and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work. "He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. "He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs. Christian Gifts
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Throughout the history of art many great artists have been inspired by stories in the bible. On this site an ever increasing selection of their work is presented, with every painting linked to a related bible passage. The text is from the King James Bible, also known as the Authorized Version. You will find the full text online, including the apocrypha and the translators' preface.
Please note: Although the exquisite framed and unframed Christian art prints, posters, and canvases displayed in our online Christian art gallery portray strong traditional family values, biblical themes, and God's wonderful creations; not all of the artwork is Christian. Since we have partnered with art.com and allposters.com who carry a vast inventory of secular artwork, please use discretion when searching for art.
Scripture art, otherwise known as Bible verse art, is found in the households of Christian followers all over the world. This form of art has been embraced by contemporary artists of faith with an enthusiasm rarely seen in other categories of art. Unlike traditional artists, these artists aren't trying to depict stories of the Bible, although some may use biblical images that are associated with the work's theme, but they are trying to provide easily accessible inspiration for the everyday believer. Share Your Faith Products
Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel and said to them, "These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do. Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. You shall kindle no fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath day." Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "This is the thing that the Lord has commanded. Take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord's contribution: gold, silver, and bronze; ... Christian Canvas Art
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel and five-sided doorposts. So he made two doors of olive wood, and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive woodread more. Scripture Verse Wall Art


Unless you do something you will not know about it. Many call Immigration a difficult task, to some extent is difficult, but not totally. Very few people who apply for the skilled visas understand the visa processing procedures to obtain visa. Sometimes you may feel that how complex it could be.
Skilled visa (subclass 457) is specifically for the employers who are unable to recruit skilled individuals locally. They can make use of this facility to bring in foreign nationals post labor market approvals. Approved employer must procure market approval then you can work in Australia.
The procedures are lengthy, great patience is expected from individuals. Every year numerous individuals make use of this opportunity, software professionals group is the largest working group to enter Australia. The demand for IT experts is very high in Australia.
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Coolest Stories: The year in North Fork wine
by Tara Smith on December 21st, 2022
Meadowlark opened earlier this year. Photo by David Benthal
Thanks to an unusually hot and dry growing season, vineyard managers and winemakers reported that the industry fared well this year.
Kareem Massoud, president of Long Island Wine Country and winemaker at Paumanok Vineyards, said the summer drought was "excellent" for vineyards.
Rich Olsen-Harbich, winemaker at Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue, said this vintage is among the best he's seen and resulted in his earliest harvest ever.
In addition to a successful harvest, there was plenty of exciting news in the local wine world in 2022.
In May, RG|NY in Riverhead welcomed Jonathan Bomberg as their new winemaker, replacing Lilia Perez. A Wisconsin native, Bomberg grew up around their mother's family dairy farm and studied oenology at University of California-Davis.
May also brought the grand opening of Ev&Em Vineyards in Laurel at the former Laurel Lake Vineyards. Under new ownership by news personality Dan Abrams, the property was renovated with a new lineup of wines from former Laurel Lake winemaker Juan Sepulveda, who stayed on.
Mattituck's Macari Vineyards also celebrated the reinvention of its Cutchogue tasting room as Meadowlark, which opened on Main Road in July. The seasonal venue was transformed into a space for experimental wines and a relaxed tasting experience.
In September, veteran winemaker Kelly Koch celebrated the first vintage of her new label, Poppy & Rose Wine Co.
Koch, a Napa Valley native, has been on the North Fork since 2006 and is the current winemaker at Terra Vite in Jamesport. She previously worked at Bedell Cellars and Macari Vineyards. The name combines her California and New York experiences, as the poppy is the flower of California and the rose is the flower of New York.
Several wine clubs also launched this year.
Stephen Scarnato of Long Island Vine Care, a private vineyard management service, started New Roots Wine in October with his wife, Sarah, dubbing it "a wine club for those intrigued by the process."
Mattituck natives and lifelong friends Jessica Green and Rachel Bosworth also launched their own wine club, Sediment & Sentiment, this year. Green, a sommelier who owns Down the Rabbit Hole Wines in Sayville, and Bosworth, a local marketing expert, got their start working in area tasting rooms and hope to help others explore wine through tastings and events.
Tara Smith is a multimedia reporter who joined the Times Review Media Group in 2018, covering everything from local government and environmental issues to breaking news and features. She's a Riverhead native and 2015 graduate of Arcadia University.
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Registrar's Message
Reflections of a Public Representative
Licensing Qualified Physicians
Licensing Statistics
Investigating Physician-Related Complaints
Complaint Statistics
Reflections of a Peer Reviewer
Physician Health
Developing Professional Standards
College Outreach
Recognizing Professionalism & Leadership
The Year in Review & The Year Ahead
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Message from the Registrar & CEO
D.A. (Gus) Grant, AB, LLB, MD, CCFP, ICD.D, Registrar & CEO
An extraordinary Year
I write as COVID-19 vaccinations are being administered around the province. Although still six feet apart, it is tempting for all of us to exhale a measured sigh of relief, albeit from behind our three-ply masks.
In reflecting on this most extraordinary year, I am grateful for the leadership demonstrated by physicians, marked by clear, consistent communications. The profession and the public have been kept current with public health guidance. Unlike other jurisdictions, we have been spared from the harmful disruptions of physicians speaking out against good science, whether it be against masking, vaccinations, or other necessary restrictions. The public has benefitted from the unity of medical voices.
In reflecting on this most extraordinary year, I am grateful for the leadership demonstrated by physicians, marked by clear, consistent communications.
I am grateful for the many successful collaborations, of which two deserve special mention. In the early days of the pandemic, Health Canada and the regulators developed a process to allow for the remote prescribing of controlled substances. This effort kept many of our most vulnerable patients stable. Faced with the challenges of physical distancing, many stakeholders came together to bring virtual care into the mainstream. With the tremendous embrace of physicians and patients, the medical system was enabled to provide safe and effective access to care.
For most physicians, it has been a year of unparalleled change and stress. Physicians have long felt the call to silently soldier through challenges in service to patients. This code of stoicism within medicine gives rise to physician isolation and burnout. As such, I am grateful for the focus and energy being brought to issues of physician wellness by Doctors Nova Scotia and the Canadian Medical Association.
HEALTH INEQUALITIES
The pandemic has shone a light on many social inequities, with the health and economic burdens of the pandemic most strongly felt by marginalized and racialized communities. There is widespread provincial and national momentum to address health inequities and the underlying forces of systemic racism and implicit bias. While there is much to be done, I am grateful to see this work has begun.
There is widespread provincial and national momentum to address health inequities and the underlying forces of systemic racism and implicit bias.
College Response
Finally, I am grateful to the staff of the College, who have risen to the regulatory challenges authored by the pandemic. The stresses on the public and the profession have resulted in a record number of complaints, calls, and concerns. Throughout the year, it has been incumbent on the College to act quickly, reasonably, and flexibly to address the evolving needs of the province. It is a great privilege to work with each and every one of them in service to the public and the medical profession.


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Q: Poco Network TCP: how to check client disconnect not through an exception First time dealing with Poco. So I have some questions. Great framework but it has no documentation at all. Official presentation is just a useless booklet.
Is accept_connections() ok?
Got an exception when peer disconnects, but want to be able to check some error or anything else to handle it properly.
And may be I should rewrite my for_range(peers) to something else? It eats CPU by 100%. Can't find anything on official site.
void accept_connections ()
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        while (is_acceptor_on)
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            if (socket)
            {
                if (socket->poll(Poco::Timespan(1000), Poco::Net::Socket::SELECT_READ))
                {
                    auto it = peers.emplace(
                        peers.size()+1, // for id
                        std::make_shared<Poco::Net::StreamSocket>(
                            std::move( socket->acceptConnection() )
                        )
                    );

                    std::cout << "server peer connected #" << peers.size() << std::endl;
                }
            }
        }
    }

void work()
{
  while (is_work_on)
  {
    for (auto& i : peers)
    {
        try
        {
            if (i.second->lastError() == 0)
            {
                 if (i.second->poll(Poco::Timespan(100), Poco::Net::Socket::SELECT_READ))
                 {
                      if (i.second->available() > 0)
                      {

                      }
                 }
            }
            else if (i.second->lastError() == 107)
            {
                std::cout << i.second->lastErrorDesc() << " disconnected" << std::endl;
            }
        }
        catch (const Poco::Exception& e)
        {
            std::cout << e.displayText() << std::endl;
        }
    }
}
}


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Primary Colors is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Elaine May was adapted from the novel Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics, a roman à clef about Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign in 1992, which was originally published anonymously, but in 1996 was revealed to have been written by journalist Joe Klein, who had been covering Clinton's campaign for Newsweek. The film starred John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, and Adrian Lester.

It was critically acclaimed but a box office bomb, earning $52 million from a $65 million budget. Bates was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, and May was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Plot
Henry Burton, a young political idealist and grandson of a civil rights leader, is recruited to join the campaign of Jack Stanton, a charismatic Southern governor trying to win the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States.

Henry is impressed by Jack's genuine warmth and empathy. He joins the governor's inner circle of political advisers: Jack's formidable wife, Susan Stanton; unconventional political strategist, Richard Jemmons; intelligent and attractive spokeswoman, Daisy Green; and sly political operator, Howard Ferguson, as they journey to New Hampshire, the first state to hold a presidential primary.

After Jack completes an impressive debate performance against his rivals, Henry's ex-girlfriend shows up to question the governor about his arrest for an anti-war protest at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Jack called a U.S. senator to help him get released, then persuaded the mayor of Chicago to have his police record expunged. The team becomes worried that Jack's past indiscretions may be used against him by the press and his opponents.

Hiring the Stantons' old friend, tough but unbalanced Libby Holden, she investigates allegations, including Jack's notorious womanizing, that could be used by opponents to undermine him. One of these women, also Susan's hairdresser, Cashmere McLeod, produces secret taped conversations between the governor and her, showing they had an affair. Henry discovers the tapes have been doctored, so Libby tracks down the man responsible, forcing him at gunpoint to confess his guilt in a letter to the American public.

The campaign is then rocked by a fresh allegation when Jack's old friend, "Fat Willie" McCollister approaches Henry to tell him that his 17-year-old daughter Loretta, who worked for the Stantons as a babysitter, is pregnant and that Jack is the father. Henry and Howard tell Willie he must allow his daughter to undergo an amniocentesis to determine paternity. Although they convince Willie to remain silent, Henry is sickened.

Realizing Jack is falling behind in the polls, his team adopt an offensive strategy, attacking his nearest rival, Senator Harris, for casting anti-Israel votes and favoring cuts in Social Security and Medicare. Harris confronts Jack during a radio talk show in Florida but suffers two heart attacks during the encounter. This medical setback causes his withdrawal from the race. He is replaced by his friend, former Florida governor Fred Picker. His wholesome, straight-talking image is an immediate threat to Stanton's campaign.

Jack and Susan send Henry and Libby on an opposition research mission into Picker's past. They discover he had a cocaine addiction as governor, which led to the disintegration of his first marriage. They also meet with Picker's cocaine supplier, whom Picker had a homosexual affair with.

Not expecting the information to ever be used, Libby and Henry share the findings with Jack and Susan, but are dismayed when they decide to leak them to the press. Libby says, if Jack does so, she will reveal he tampered with the paternity test results which showed that he had slept with Willie's daughter. Libby commits suicide when realizing she spent her life idealizing Jack and Susan only to learn how flawed they truly are.

Racked with guilt over Libby's death, Jack and Henry take the incriminating information to Picker, and apologize for seeking it out. Picker admits to his past indiscretions, deciding to withdraw from the race and endorse Jack. Henry intends to quit the campaign, as he has become deeply disillusioned with the political process. Jack begs Henry to reconsider, saying they can make history.

Months later, President Jack Stanton is dancing at the Inaugural Ball with First Lady, Susan. He shakes the hands of his campaign staff, the last of whom is Henry.

Cast

Production
Following the publication of the book in 1996, director Mike Nichols paid more than $1 million for the screen rights. The film was scripted by writer and director Elaine May, who had collaborated with Nichols in a comedy double-act in the 1950s and 60s. Tom Hanks expressed interest in the project but was busy working on Saving Private Ryan and executive-producing From the Earth to the Moon for HBO, so recommended Nichols go ahead and cast someone else.
At the Cannes Festival, Thompson said she did not base her performance on Hillary Clinton, while Travolta said he based his on several presidents, but mostly on Bill Clinton.

Nichols was criticized for cutting an interracial love scene between Henry and Susan Stanton from the final version of the film. He responded that he had removed the scene because of unfavorable reactions from a preview audience. The film also generated controversy for its depiction of a Clinton-like character as it was also released close to the Lewinsky scandal.

Reception
The film received a positive reception from critics. Variety's reviewer called it a "film à clef" and said that the American public was likely to accept it as a factual account because it so closely mirrored real life characters and events. The Los Angeles Times gave high marks to the movie, noting Travolta's close mirroring of Bill Clinton, but describing Thompson's character as actually not based on Hillary Clinton. Entertainment Weekly called Travolta "Clintonian". The Cincinnati Enquirer gave accolades to the character portrayals of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Syndicated reviewer Roger Ebert said that the film was "insightful and very wise about the realities of political life" and The Cincinnati Enquirer said the film was a "nuanced dissection of how real American politics work".

In a negative review, Jeff Vice of the Deseret News wrote that the last half of the film dragged, Travolta's performance seemed more like an impersonation than actual acting, the film lacked subtlety or depth, and it was loaded with cheap and obvious jokes. Nevertheless, Vice wrote that "solid support is provided by Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, and Stacy Edwards".

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of 7.30/10. The site's critics' consensus reads: "Well acted and surprisingly funny." On Metacritic it has a score of 70% based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B" on scale of A to F.

Box office
The film earned a disappointing box office gross, only taking $39 million domestically and $13 million in foreign markets, for a worldwide total gross of $52 million against a budget of $65 million.

Accolades

Home video
Primary Colors was released on VHS and DVD in September 1998. It was released on Blu-ray in October 2019. Blu-ray.com gave the transfer a negative review, calling it "a digitally processed mess. Grain is frozen in place, edge enhancement is obvious, clarity struggles, and details are sloppy and indistinct."

Soundtrack
The soundtrack album, featuring music by and produced by Ry Cooder, was released in March 1998.

Notes

References

Further reading

External links

1998 films
1990s political comedy-drama films
1990s satirical films
American political comedy-drama films
American satirical films
American political satire films
BAFTA winners (films)
Cultural depictions of American people
Films scored by Ry Cooder
Films about elections
Films based on American novels
Films about Bill Clinton
Films about presidents of the United States
Cultural depictions of Bill Clinton
Cultural depictions of Hillary Clinton
Films with screenplays by Elaine May
Films directed by Mike Nichols
Films set in Washington, D.C.
Films shot in New Orleans
Mutual Film Company films
Universal Pictures films
Films whose writer won the Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award
Films à clef
1990s English-language films
1990s American films


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History has always been a fascination of humankind as we can learn so much from those that have come and gone before us. Apart from life lessons, history also opens a remarkable window into the culture of the past. From the origins of local food to the style of homes in which inhabitants lived, so much information can be gleaned from stepping into a place's past and perusing its treasure trove of secrets. This historically based 9-day journey whisks you away to the European gems of Barcelona,...
Barcelona – Historical Tour with Tapas
When your flight lands in Barcelona and you clear customs, your private driver will meet and escort you to your luxurious accommodations in the city. After you settle in, your private guide will lead you on a historical tour of the city's highlights with your expert guide. This in-depth exploration will lead you to the city's most famous locales, including the Passeig de Gracia, La Peddler, and a few of Antoni Gaudi's architectural wonders. Your final stop will be Old Town Barcelona, where you can stroll through the captivating streets of the Gothic Quarter. Your tour will include several stops at local vendors that sell authentic Spanish tapas.
Barcelona – Three Medieval Villages
After departing from Barcelona with your private guide, you will be driven through the Spanish countryside, eventually making your way to the trio of idyllic enclaves of Besalu, Rupit, and Tavertet. Your first stop will be at the village of Besalu, where you will indulge in a private walking tour of the site. Upon your arrival in Rupit, you will be given a brief history of the village before being set free to stroll through the town at your leisure. After lunch, you will meet your guide and continue to Tavertet, where you will be introduced to the enclave's impeccably-preserved homes, which also date back to the 16th and 17th centuries.
Barcelona – Witness Montserrat Monastery
This morning, you will be whisked away to the Montserrat Monastery with an expert guide. Driven in a luxury vehicle, you will escape the bustling metropolis of Barcelona and journey to the Catalan countryside for an entire day of discovery and inspiration. Upon your arrival, you will embark on an exploration of the history of the sanctuary. If you travel during the high season, you will have the opportunity to use your final Montserrat moments to ride the onsite cable car, which offers a panoramic view of the Spanish countryside.
Barcelona – Girona and Figueres
Today, you will venture to the jaw-dropping pair of historical wonders of Girona and Figueres for a day of discovery. When you are ready, you will escape the city and begin your adventure. Once you have seen all that your desire in Girona, you will continue to Figueres. Upon your arrival in Figueres, you will be treated to a Spanish lunch at a local eatery, where you can rub elbows with the residents for a taste of daily life. You will then be led on a historical tour that will be interspersed with facts tidbits as you wander around the charming town that is most famous for being the birthplace of the celebrated artist, Salvador Dali.
Lunch, Breakfast
Madrid – Attend a Flamenco Show
This morning, you will transfer to Madrid, where an in-depth tour of the city's most historical treasures awaits to impress and inspire you. After arriving in Madrid and settling in to your opulent accommodation, you will be led on an exhilarating historical exploration. During your tour, you will witness the grandeur and majesty of the Royal Palace, gaze in awe at Almudena Cathedral, and stroll along the Gran Via. Your evening will culminate with a passionate Flamenco performance, which will be accompanied by a delicious meal.
Madrid – Cultural Food Tour
Today will provide you with an amazing tour because it delves deeply into the intense details of this significant Spanish struggle for political power. After meeting your historian guide, you will be led on an incredible, in-depth tour that will reveal to you all that you need to know about what happened during the days when power was centralized beneath the unified Spanish kingdom. By the end of your tour, you will have seen Madrid's top sights, including Plaza Mayor, the Monastery of the Encarnacion, and much more. This evening, you will indulge in a food tour that will focus on Spanish tapas.
Dinner, Breakfast
Lisbon – Historical Tour of Lisbon
Today, you will say goodbye to Madrid and transfer to Lisbon. Once you arrive in Portugal's capital city, you will be led to your accommodation in the heart of the city. Your afternoon will be filled with an enlightening and enjoyable tour of Lisbon's best sites. Throughout your tour, you will be thoroughly amazed as you first follow your guide through Lisbon's iconic neighborhood of Bairro Alto. You will then stop at San Roque Church. The next portion of your tour will have you riding the tram from the castle to the Portas do Sol, where you will see the Monastery of Sao Vicente de For and the National Pantheon before concluding your tour at the revered Lisbon Cathedral.
Lisbon – Sintra's Fairytale Locale
Today's destination will be the fairytale town of Sintra, which is world-famous for its incredible architecture and charm. Not only is Sintra gorgeous, but it also possesses a treasure trove of historical secrets, of which you can uncover with the help of your private guide. Upon your arrival, you will visit the rainbow-colored Pena Palace. Following your tour of the palace, you will dive into the past at Castelo dos Mouros and Quinta da Regaleira. When you are ready, you will then return to spend the evening in Sintra town, where you will be given time to spend at your leisure.
Lisbon - Departure
The last morning of your luxurious trip through European history will be spent enjoying a delicious brunch at your accommodation in Lisbon. After finishing your meal, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
Witness the most iconic sites of Madrid before being treated to an incredible Flamenco performance
Stroll the lovely streets of Lisbon as you step back in time and hear about its fascinating history from a local and knowledgeable guide
Immerse yourself in a trio of medieval villages on a trip of discovery
Ascend to the summit of Montserrat Monastery to see where monks used to live and worship among spectacular Spanish landscapes
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Indulge in the most delicious tapas as you are provided with a taste of Spanish history and culture in Madrid
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When it comes to scenic beauty and options for entertainment and activities, the famed European cities of Barcelona, Madrid, and Lisbon are all at the top of the list for most travelers. Oddly enough, very few travelers realize what a wealth of historical treasures each of these cosmopolitan enclaves possesses.
This incredible 9-day journey will take you back in time and introduce you to the historical wonders of these spectacular cities. This incredible journey features the most elite and exclusive activities, including ascending to the heights of Montserrat Monastery for a trip to discovering the medieval allure of three Spanish cities on a private tour from Barcelona. You will also be amazed and inspired as you write the next exciting chapter in your own history book.
Your hand-crafted getaway will begin in Barcelona, where you will spend your first evening being led on a private historical tour of the city. As you stroll through its most iconic sites, you will also be able to sample local tapas as no proper tour of Barcelona would be complete without these delicious treats. Your first full day in Europe will have you leaving Barcelona behind to discover the three medieval villages of Besalu, Rupit, and Tavertet with your private guide. The following morning will have you embarking on a journey to the Montserrat Monastery, which is perched on the Spanish mountains just outside of Barcelona. There, you will spend the day being awed and inspired as your private guide regales you with the history of the monastery.
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So it is important to understand exactly what has been included in quotations when comparing them. Our priced schedules are laid out in a way that we hope makes this as easy as possible.
Below is an example of a priced schedule. It has not been completed to save space. It is not unusual for these schedules to run to 3 or 4 pages. The figures have been made up and are for illustration purposes only. We have continued with a list of headings to give you an idea of the level of detail we include in our prices. Putting time and effort in at this stage reduces the need for variations or "extras" to an absolute minimum.
Many people apply meterage rates to construction a popular one is that it costs £1000/m². This has been in use for as long as I can remember and many factors have pushed this figure higher. Slowly this figure has started to be adjusted by some people. I spoke to an architect recently who uses a figure of £1200/m².
Assess can be a large consideration, an example of this is, can large quantities of materials be dropped close to where operatives are working. Or does access allow for labour saving plant and machinery. If foundations need to be excavated by hand this could have a considerable effect on price. How far does spoil need to be barrowed before it can be removed? The list goes on.
Ground work is exceptionally difficult to price as you cannot see what you will be working with. We always recommend several trial holes, they cost money but if the ground is not what you expect you will be very glad that you have checked. Broadly we expect to find sound ground at about a meter if this is not the case it can affect the sort of foundations required.
Foundations can vary dramatically, on most domestic extensions the general assumption tends to be that strip or trench fill foundations will be used and that sound ground is found after one meter of excavation. Foundations will need to be deeper if building adjacent to a cellar. Trees can also affect the depth of foundations as can drains. Your extension may require a different sort of foundation, possibly a raft foundation or pilling. Your architect or structural will advise you on which you may need. The type of foundation required will have an effect on the cost of the work.
Level of Finish We have installed £4000 worth of lights in a bathroom. The bathroom could have been illuminated with a £15 IP44 light fitting. Clearly on domestic building projects the meterage rate will be substantially effected should the customer specify high cost fixtures fittings and finishes. Customers may or may not wish to consider compromises to manage building projects within a budget.
Scale of a project will make a difference to meterage rates. Smaller projects tend to have higher meterage rates due to economies of scale achieved on larger projects.
Hopefully you can see why even the most experienced estimator or quantity surveyor can get it wrong. When was the last time you heard of a large construction project coming in on time and on budget?
If only they had employed Doughty Construction!!
This highlights why it is important to get a quotation as opposed to an estimate and a good contract. How can you help the estimator work accurately? Plan your project think about exactly what you need, what you want and what would be nice. Consider what your budget may be.
Demolition of out buildings or part of the existing property may be required this would be considered an additional cost in these circumstances.
Kitchens and Bathrooms can vary hugely in price and if you are building your extension to house a new bathroom or kitchen its cost will increase the meterage rate.
Steel work is not always the huge expense people think it will be, the insertion of small steels can be straight forward. However if you want to knock the corner out of your house, or want a four meter opening for bi fold doors, there will be cost implications.
VAT is something builders tend not to consider when talking about price. One of the reasons for this is that there are several VAT bandings that construction work falls under. New builds are zero rated, certain remodels fall under the 5% band. The bad news is that in all likely hood your extension will attract 20%. Beware builders who do not charge VAT. The VAT threshold as of April 2015 is £82,000 you do not need to do many extensions to hit that, and you want an experienced contractor.
At the moment the cost of building is increasing faster than inflation. This is not because wages are increase dramatically or that companies are making more money. It is more as a result of the improving standards required by the building regulations. Among other things the thermal performance of new property has increased dramatically. Health and safety requirements have quite rightly been tighten up and are continually being tweaked. Also people's expectations and standard of living tend to increase. More people want, underfloor heating, large bi fold doors etc.
At Doughty Construction we tend not to use meterage rates for anything other than budget costings. Even then we would consider among other things the level of finish required, what the extensions was to house, whether any demolition was required.